Posts Tagged ‘star wars’

Wired.com goes over some of the most iconic and their earliest sketches to help turn them into a reality. It definitely puts into perspective what some of the newest technologies look like under the hood. Below you will see an early sketch of the iRobotRooma Robo Vacuum. Under that, well, it’s a little wink to sci-fi fans out there.

Roomba Vacuum

At-At Walker from Star Wars

It’s impressive to see the technical details involved when creating a new design, even if it is just for a movie like the At-At Walker. Check out some more early designs at Wired.com. What would you like to see the early designs of?

Happy Star Wars Day everyone! Grab your lightsabers and blasters rifles, and snuggle up next to your favorite Ewok, it’s time to enjoy the movies that defined a generation of “Warsies” and captivated the world’s audiences to the tune of over $4 billion, according to Mania.com. It’s been over 30 years since The Empire struck back, and although some Star Wars technology is now reality, I still don’t have a personal robot or carbon freezing chamber. Fortunately, the world of home theater technology has come a long way since we learned that Darth Vader “is the Father!” (said in my best Maury Povich voice) and we can now enjoy these classic films in an immersive experience so real, we can almost see Chewy’s fleas.

Whether you are talking about R2-D2 from Star Wars, Bishop from Aliens, or Abt’s Customer Service Representative, Gary Q’s favorite character, Data from Star Trek, androids are all the rage in cinema and TV. That certainly hasn’t changed in the world of cell phones; Android cell phone operating systems to be precise.

“Android” is now the world’s most popular cellular phone OS (operating system) shipping out 33 million to customers since its creation just three years ago. Beating Nokia’s Symbian and Apple’s iOS, Android has taken the market by storm and has reinvigorated the cell phone device competition.